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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to address details of the case...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 753 and 754 together. The supply teacher scheme was initially set up at primary level over 15 years ago at a time when schools had difficulty getting substitute teachers. The supply scheme operates on the basis of an additional full-time teacher being allocated to a school to cover certified sick leave absences in that school and a cluster of neighbouring...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give the full details sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 756 and 758 together. Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give full details of the project for the school referred to by the Deputies. The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project for the school in question, from initial design stage through to...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give full details of the project for the school referred to by the Deputy The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project for the school in question, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The issue raised by the Deputy would primarily arise at post-primary level. The system that he is seeking to introduce is already in place. Under current arrangements post-primary schools that are over quota have their allocations for pupils with special educational needs dealt with through the offsetting of existing over quota posts rather than the allocation of additional posts. This policy...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give the details sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to address details of the case...

Written Answers — Second Level Schools: Second Level Schools (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the information he requires is available on my Department's website. Schools within the free education scheme that also have a boarding facility are assigned the classification "3" on the database of post-primary schools, which is found under the "Education Service Provider" heading.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give full details of the project for the school referred to by the Deputy. The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project for the school in question, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Students currently in receipt of the BTEA or VTOS allowances and the maintenance grant will continue to be eligible for both payments for the duration of their current course provided they continue to meet the terms and conditions of the relevant grant schemes. Students progressing to a new course with effect from 2010/11 will no longer be eligible for student maintenance grants but can...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765 and 766 together. My Department is reconfiguring the delivery of support for teachers in light of the current resource available. However, the SPHE support service for post primary teachers is not being reduced from the current allocation. Although the Walk Tall Support Service will no longer exist in its current guise, it is my intention that the support...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give full details of the project for the school referred to by the Deputy. However, I can inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers was included in a bundle of 11 projects advertised on the Governments etenders web-site last week to commence the process of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give full details of the project for the school referred to by the Deputy. The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project for the school in question, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give the full details sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to give the full details sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to address details of the case referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the policy in relation to the deployment of special needs teachers has not changed. No decision has been taken to reduce the level of learning support/resource teachers in mainstream schools. On the contrary, the level of learning support has increased at post-primary level. Special classes continue to be supported providing the enrolments warrant the...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My officials have raised this matter with the Department of Finance which understands that the WEEE Register Society has confirmed that all necessary documentation and payments have been received from the company concerned for relevant years.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of carrying out detailed analysis of over 40 locations of highest population growth in order to identify the school accommodation requirements up to and including the school year 2014/2015. Given the increase in the birth rate in recent years the initial focus of this analysis is on primary school accommodation requirements and...